The announcement suggests Southwest, in most regards considered the best-managed company in the domestic airline business, is having difficulty dealing with maintenance and record keeping problems that led to sanctions by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Maybe it was just due to too many scantily clad women. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Turkish Airlines celebrates new airplanes with an animal sacrifice. picked by Skippii 3 years ago

A 23-year-old woman who boarded a Southwest Airlines plane in a short skirt for a flight to Arizona says she was led off the plane for wearing an outfit that was considered too skimpy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An American Airlines plane carrying 195 passengers has made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. picked by topofall 2 years ago

In what will be a landmark trial for the US, American Airlines will be the first U.S. airline to trial in-flight Wi-Fi internet access. picked by thematrixhasit 2 years ago

It was Miguel Olaya's worst nightmare.
Not only had his wife of 26 years died of cancer, but he says American Airlines lost her body when it was time to bury her in their native Ecuador. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Yea...so this must explain why all the ticket prices are so high. They had to raise prices to bribe the inspectors and such! picked by moe 2 years ago

Travelers face new challenges as the average aircraft gets smaller and the average US passenger gets larger.
What's the solution? Will overweight customers pay more or will airlines swallow the costs? picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Starting Jan. 1, airline passengers will no longer be allowed to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage, the U.S. Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration warned late last week. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

An Australian woman has reportedly sparked a security scare aboard a US flight after her use of a common Australian phrase was apparently misinterpreted as an act of aggression. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

US Airways dropped its hostile $9.8 billion bid for Delta on Wednesday after Delta's creditors threw their support behind the airline's plan to emerge from bankruptcy on its own. picked by suebe 3 years ago

This research report takes shots at the recent baggage policy and provides a solution for the new policy, then gives an overall financial analysis of the industry. picked by TacoWallace 1 year ago

Garrison Keillor once again makes sense. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Australian Kurt Fearnley, who won the marathon gold in the Beijing and Athens Paralympics, had just completed a gruelling 60 mile crawl using his hands along a Papua New Guinea jungle track and complained bitterly about the weekend incident. The equivalent for an able-bodied person "would be having your legs tied together, your pants pulled down and be carried or pushed through an airport&qu... read full post picked by DAVEthefish 4 days ago

On 23 July 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton (due to a misunderstanding of the metric system). The amazing story of how the powerless plane made a successful emergency landing at an abandoned airbase in Gimli, and the Captain with balls of steel. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Screams louder than the engines. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Rescue teams on Friday found the wreckage of a plane that crashed Thursday night in the mountains of Venezuela, but none of the 46 people aboard survived, an official said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The girl, who was 10, identified the passenger, who denied the charges. Delta has special rules for keeping a close watch on children flying alone.(except actually watching them closely) picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

Some of these meals are pretty frightening. It makes me want to fly first class all the time. At least they get food that looks like, you know...food. picked by rachelsometimes 3 years ago

Exact details are to be announced today (I assume they were already announced?) but for those wanting to travel with zero frills this may be the ticket. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago